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"Back to school" seems to have evolved into yet another "Let's-go-shopping!" exhortation, but it doesn't have to be.

Getting healthy food into your child's lunch can be challenge... especially foods that your child will eat.

In 2007, musician Ellen Finn moved to Copan Ruinas and founded Project School Supplies, a grassroots organization that improves schools and students' quality of life.

Reminiscent of today's economic debates, Long hoped to use heavy spending to lift Louisiana's economy with progressive building projects and prioritized education.

Horticultural Therapy is a multidisciplinary program of study involving fields such as horticulture, psychology, landscape architecture, gerontology and sociology.

The migration of the demoiselle crane coincides with the harvest, resulting in conflict with local farmers. New efforts focus on protecting crops without harming birds.

A University study revels why the influenza virus, H1N1 2009, mutation is causing a pandemic of swine flu symptoms. Another study recommends swine flu vaccine allocation.

Government workers can spend furlough days wisely by supporting children and local schools with volunteer activities on off days.

Exploring corn mazes with children can be a great family day on farms that also have pumpkin patches and hayrides. Find one in the U.S., U.K, Canada, Italy and more.

One of the Richard Scarry videos adapted from Richard Scarry's Busytown books, Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever! uses gentle humor to help children learn the alphabet

In Hiroshima, the Peace Memorial Park and Museum offers solemn remembrance of the atrocity that befell the city in 1945.

Sohcahtoa has been used by generations of teachers with generations of school children; it can now be made much easier by using spreadsheets.

In 2007 the Uruguay government announced "one laptop per child" as an initiative. In 2009 the laptops for students were in, the first country in the world to do so.

Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties makes $5.8 million in its first 3 weeks in China. Previous record holder was Disney's The Lion King with $5.12 million.

Southern writing has never lacked imagination. But this anthology of fiction and poetry plumbs even deeper into the dream world and is not for the faint of heart.

Dublin, now the capital of an independent and thriving Irish state, owes its existence and character to that same state's long-time enemy, the English.

Kids' CBC/NBC-Universal's adaptation of Curious George Sails With the Pirates and Other Curious Capers succeeds by respecting the source material. 7/10.

This season's first New Work at London's Globe is actually a revisit by a 2006 hit, and it continues to intrigue the audience.

The life of Colonel Thomas Blood, a man who, in dedicating his life to the return of his fortunes, was destined to be remembered as England's most audacious thief.

The American Printing House for the Blind has released two new educational aids, a storybook on inclusion in play, and a Jump Rope kit to encourage fun and fitness.

Beginning in 2011, schools across Britain will introduce a compulsory program to teach children about violence against women, abuse, stalking and transphobic bullying.

Braille200 is organizing events across Canada to raise awareness of the life and legacy of Louis Braille, whose raised-dot reading system brought literacy to the blind.

What will be the impact on energy production in Southeast Asia of global climate change?

In early May, the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) and the Marin Art and Garden Center hosted the Third Annual Eco-Friendly Garden Tour.

Increased screen time for kids in our media-saturated world is not necessarily a good thing.

The Kafka Museum seeks to give visitors an insight into the life and work of one of Europe's greatest writers.

Now that the kids are back in school, life's focus shifts away from care-free summer days and back to more mundane concerns.

Muzhappilangad Beach in is a beautiful tropical South Indian beach, but few come here to swim or sunbathe. Instead, it is India's longest drive-in beach.

Summer vacation may soon be a thing of the past. President Obama's education reform plans are back in the news.

Sepak takraw is becoming very popular around the world.

Sweden offers a diverse range of winter festivals and parties. Visitors may enjoy chamber music, reindeer riding, snow sculpting and firework displays.

Generations Touring, Grand Travel, and Exploritas run intergenerational trips to London, Paris, Costa Rica, Washington DC; . AARP offers $200 off Grand's luxury price.

The cold wet winter weather poses unique risks for commercial fishermen operating in these intolerant waters. Irish Water Safety offers suggestions that benefit boaters.

In Japan, the third Monday of every September is a national holiday known as Respect for the Aged Day, or Keiro No Hi.

Thailand's new eco-car project is aimed at ancouraging foreign automobile manufacturers to invest in the country. So far, only Honda has taken advantage.

The British Parliament snuffed out a popular plan to solve a a currency problem in colonial Massachusetts. This intervention ruined the father of young Sam Adams.

President Abraham Lincoln's stops in Gettysburg are part of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground.

Many visitors to the Jordanian capital of Amman will arrive at Queen Alia International Airport courtesy of Royal Jordanian Airlines.

Spread over a 300-acre site, exhibits from two distinct periods of history illustrate life during the time Britain became an industrial nation.

A review of the must see exhibit showcasing real human bodies like you've never seen them before

The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CFCC) has started two campaigns aimed at products marketed through schools under the guise of "educational" programming.

The new and evolving specialty of forensic nursing is growing across the world and offers opportunities for people with interests in both medicine and law.

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television bans all foreign cartoons from 5 to 9 p.m. in order to promote domestic product.

Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, preserves one of the Indian Ocean's most spectacular shallow coral reefs, with 370 species of fish and corals found nowhere else in the world.

The Looe Valley Line is one of the most picturesque branch railways in England, linking the main line with the coast through some of Cornwall's most scenic countryside.

The Maritime Line links Truro, Cornwall's charming county town, and Falmouth, historic port, centre for small boat sailors and home of Britain's National Maritime Museum.

Hergé fixed racial stereotypes when he re-drew Tintin in the Congo. But the comic is still tinged with offensive material, and must be read keeping its period in mind.

Diversity programs and attitudes toward multiculturalism can help parents of multiracial children decide whether a school is right for their family.

In less than three hundred pages, the author, more comfortable and accomplished in art history, turned his skill to write an acclaimed world history in six weeks.

The common symbol of Easter the Easter bunny is being replaced by the Easter Bilby in Australia. The rabbit introduced by the first settlers became a plague pest whereas